ICN Insights to implement a school wellness policy 2009 View or Download Insight No 35 On the Job Training for School Nutrition Assistants Technicians is Essential Research study to bring about agreement on functional areas for job duties performed by SN assistants technicians 2007 View or Download Insight No 34 Vended Reimbursable Lunches A New Option for Serving High School Students Research study to determine barriers to vending a reimbursable lunch to high school students Summer 2007 View or Download Insight No 33 School Principals are Key to Implementing a Local Wellness Policy Research study to determine the principals intention to implement the local wellness policy Spring 2007 View or Download Insight No 32 A Team Approach Among School Professionals is Essential to Serving the Needs of the PreK Child in the Public School Setting Research study to explore the practices perceptions and perceived barriers facing school nutrition directors school nutrition managers and other school professionals Spring 2006 View or Download Insight No 31 Summer Food Service Program Sponsors Identify Barriers to Participation and Support Community Partnerships Research study to evaluate the SFSP sponsor s perception of the benefits and barriers related to operating the program and to access practices used by sponsors to increase participation Spring 2006 View or Download Insight No 30 Focus Groups Identify Barriers to Recess Placement Prior to Lunch in Elementary Schools Research study to determine barriers to scheduling recess prior to lunch in schools participating in the National School Lunch Program Summer 2006 View or Download Insight No 29 School Nutrition Directors Discuss the Issues Influencing School Breakfast Participation Research related to student participation in the School Breakfast Program and individual improvements in academic performance Spring 2006 View or Download Insight No 28 Family Day Care Home Providers Participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program Identify Training Needs and Support Training Mentors Study to access the needs and issues associated with the training of FDCH providers participating in the USDA CACFP Spring 2006 View or Download Insight No 27 Child Nutrition Archives Preserving Child Nutrition Programs Past An overview of the child nutrition archives at NFSMI Fall 2005 View or Download Insight No 26 HACCP Initiatives at NFSMI Building a Nationwide Network Dedicated to School Food Safety Research related to NFSMI s unique and personable way of facilitating HACCP education to schools by creating a national network of HACCP trainers Summer 2006 View or Download Insight No 25 Revised Competencies Knowledge and Skill Statements for School Nutrition Managers Research project to revise the competencies knowledge and skill statements of school nutrition managers and determine knowledge and skill statements essential for entry level Spring 2004 View or Download Insight No 24 Relationships of Meal and Recess Schedules to Plate Waste in Elementary Schools Study to determine the impact of lunch placement in the school day relative to recess and length of lunchtime on nutrient consumption of third through fifth grade students Spring 2004 View or Download Insight No 23 NFSMI Technical Assistance Service Research findings

USDA Recipes for Schools been revised based on the 2001 Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs Revised recipes have been standardized edited for consistency and updated with CCP information based on the 2003 Food Code Supplement Revised 2005 USDA Recipes for Schools Alphabetical by Recipe Name Quantity Recipes for School Food Service Recipes have been standardized edited for consistency and updated with CCP information 2005 View or Download USDA Recipes for Schools Numerical

Competencies, Knowledge, and Skills for District-Level School Nutrition Professionals in the 21st Century Level School Nutrition Professionals in the 21st Century The environment in which school nutrition programs operate is more complex and is changing at a faster pace than ever before The NFSMI Applied Research Division compiled the functional areas competencies knowledge and skills needed by district level school nutrition professionals to be successful Trusted Advisors in the 21st Century Published 2009 R136 09 Online Resource View or Download Executive Summary View

Competencies, Knowledge, and Skills of Effective School Nutrition Managers Knowledge and Skills of Effective School Nutrition Managers Updated report includes a detailed list of competency knowledge and skill statements and a job description for a school nutrition manager Revised 2003 R66 03 Report Updated report includes a detailed list of competency knowledge and skill statements and a job description for a school nutrition manager 2003 R66 03 View or Download Online Resource Web based resource 2006 R106 06 View

Competencies, Knowledge, and Skills of Effective School Nutrition Assistants/Technicians, 2006 nutrition manager The objectives of this study were Identify the functional areas competencies knowledge and skills needed by effective school nutrition assistants in the current school nutrition environment Determine at what point the school nutrition assistant should be able to know perform the knowledge skill statement at time of hire or after training Published 2006 R106 06 Executive summary and Web based resource Executive Summary Executive summary Local school nutrition

Webinars CEUs by viewing them live click for registration information Many of these recorded webinars are available as online courses that can be taken for CEUs Available recorded Webinars include Back to Basics How to Incorporate Scratch Cooking Techniques Into Your School Kitchen Webinar Carbohydrate Counting for School Food Service Professionals Webinar CARE Connection Webinars Expert Committee Recommendations on Childhood Obesity Where Does CNP Fit Financial Management A Course for School